YOUNG ISRAEL OF WEST HARTFORD

2240 ALBANY AVENUE

WEST HARTFORD, CT 06117
860-233-3084
Web Site: www.youngisraelwh.org

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Editor: Judie Patel
E-mail: bulletin @youngisraelwh.org
Editors Emeritus: Sam Leichtberg & Moish Trencher

Rabbi Brahm Weinberg 860-233-3084 or
rabbi@youngisraelwh.org

Judith Hessing, Coordinator 860-233-6042 or
judith.hessing@gmail.com
Affiliate of the National Council of Young Israel Synagogues, Member of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America,
Sponsor of West Hartford NCSY, National Conference of Synagogue Youth, Kashrut Commission of Greater Hartford,
Mikveh Bess Israel of Greater Hartford, Eruv of West Hartford

YIWH YISMACHU PARTICIPANTS
Our First Yismachu Shabbat featuring a teen oneg
& programs with Yeshiva University (YU) students
Shabbat Program:
Friday Night Dvar Torah Teen Oneg
Shabbat AM Drasha Kids Program
Shabbat PM Class Seudah Shlishit

Racheli Ratner Shira Bindiger
Yocheved Tirschwell Tammie Senders
Adam Neuman Zev Kahane
Gidon Lipstien Eitan Selevan
TURNING SHABBAT
INTO SHABBAT KODESH


to Rachel & David Levi on their recent
marriage! to parents Debbie & Steven Luger
& Menashe & Florence Levi. to siblings
Rena Luger & ELi Aroesty-Cohen, & Judith Luger;
and Philip, Julian & Annie Levi.


Condolences to Jason (Mira) Dulberg on the
passing of Jasons father, Meir Aaron ben Yaakov,
zl ; and beloved grandfather of Ben, Danielle, & Talia;
Riva, Nave, Mor Levona & Yael Shira Cohen. May
Hashem comfort Jason and the entire Dulberg family
among the mourners of Zion & Yerushalayim.

YIWH THIRD ANNUAL
BRING THE LIGHT TO THE NIGHT BRING THE LIGHT TO THE NIGHT BRING THE LIGHT TO THE NIGHT BRING THE LIGHT TO THE NIGHT
Chanukah 5772
These Learning Booklets will be emailed this week!

BETH DAVID CHANUKAH CONCERT
December 24, 2011 at 7:30 PM
WHATS UP BAND & THE SHLOMONES
Admission $10.00 per person
SHABBAT PARSHAT VAYESHEV
December 17th, 2011 21 Kislev 5772
Kiddush this Shabbat
Is Sponsored by
Judy & Lauren Daman
On the occasion of
Laurens mothers Yahrzeit -
Feiga bat Yosef
Rabbis Corner
It is exciting to think that this coming week we get
to begin the celebration of Channuka iyh!
As in the last two years, I have prepared a booklet
called Bring Light to the Night. This is a learning project
that is meant to help families add a Torah component to the
celebration of the holiday. After all, one of the most apro-
pos and beautiful symbols of the Torah is light as the pasuk
says in Mishlei: ki ner mitzvah vTorah ohr a mitzvah is
like a candle and Torah is like light. Therefore, what better
way to mark the holiday of lights than to fill the room not
just with the light of the candles but the light of the Torah
as well? I will be sending out the Bring Light to the Night
packet this week by email and it will also be available to
download off our website so feel free to print it out and use
it every night when you light.
ALSO as a new feature this year I will be sending
out a short video shiur to watch while the candles are burn-
ing as well!
I would like to review some of the basic halachot of lighting
Channuka candles:
If possible, all members of the family should gather
and be present at the kindling of the Chanukah lights.
According to the Ashkenazic tradition each member
of the family, all generations and all genders, should
be encouraged to purchase, prepare and light their
own Menorah.
The preferred way to perform the mitzvah of lighting
the Chanukah lamps is with pure olive oil and cotton
wicks, since their light is pure, and it recalls the light
of the Golden Menorah in the Temple which was lit
with pure olive oil. However, all other oils and wicks
are also permissible; purity of the light and lack of
flickering are the most important characteristics. Can-
dles made of wax or paraffin are also permitted.
It is nice to try to have each Menorah owned and pre-
pared every night by the person who will light it. The
proper number of candles, or wicks suspended in oil
should be placed in the Menorah from right to left -
with today's flame being the last one set up and the
first one light (left to right). The candles or wicks
should be placed in a straight row, and even; that is,
none being higher or lower than the others, none re-
ceding or protruding, and none in a circle.
Shabbat Shalom! Rabbi Weinberg
SAFETY AT YIWH:
If you drive to shul on erev Shabbat and are in a rush
PLEASE slow down when entering shul driveway. Better to
be a few seconds late for mincha than to endanger those
walking along the side of the driveway."

"CHANUKAH AT BLUE BACK"
Sunday, 12/25 at 4:00pm
chabadhartford.org for more details.

ROSH CHODESH TEVET TEHILLIM GROUP
Monday, December 26th at 8:00 PM
At the home of Eliza Katz, 24 Miamis Road

Congregation Ados Israel
Couple Based Torah Study and
Community Involvement Program
RABBI YITZCHAK BLAU - SCHOLAR-IN-RESIDENCE
January 6th -8th, 2010
Rabbi Blau will join us for Shabbat and his wife, Noa Jesel-
sohn, will speak via Teleconference on Sunday morning
from Alon Shevut, Israel.
Rabbi Blau will speak Friday at the Dinner (see P 3);
The Shabbat Morning Drasha and again
Motzaei Shabbat at the Ice Cream Social.





OUTREACH EVENT
OLD FASHIONED ICE CREAM SOCIAL
Please join us on January 7th, 2012
at the home of Betty and Irv Wizenfeld,
for an old-fashioned ice cream social,
and guest speaker, Rabbi Yitzchak Blau!
Bring a non-member of YIWH, and receive a raffle ticket
for the chance to win an exciting, valuable prize! Only
those who bring guests will be entered into the raffle of an
Apple ipod shuffle, so start thinking about who you will
invite. Charge is $5 per person, all guests excluded. Feel
free to contact Stacey Trencher at staceytr@comcast.net,
or 860-523-4102 with any questions or
ice cream flavor requests....
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Rabbi Weinbergs Sefer Melcahim Class continues
Tuesday nights at 8:00 PM

House Committee Update
The House Committee has been busy and would
like to update the Congregation about the following.
Firstly, thank you to all for participating in our
highly successful chair campaign. We exceeded our
goals. The chair order has been put on temporary hold
for now due to the water damage sustained in the social
hall from the recent storm. We currently have a pending
claim with our insurance company that may allow us to
rethink the project downstairs and perhaps allow us to
look at ordering a different type of chair.
Our outside shingle roof is showing signs of fa-
tigue. Some small leaks have developed necessitating
repairs. The board has approved the work getting
done. We are likewise moving forward with planning for
some significant upgrades to the Sanctuary. A generous
sponsor has agreed to replace all the carpeting up-
stairs. We are also pricing needed repairs and painting to
our ceiling and walls. A committee is being formed that
will research these projects and make recommendations
to the board regarding materials used and cost.. In turn
these plans will be presented to the Congregation. We
likewise need to look into repairs for our outside front
portico which has deteriorating columns.
The House committee will keep the Congregation
aware of these projects with periodic updates. Please
feel free to contact me with any constructive, thoughts
ideas and feedback Your comments would be most wel-
come. Barry Gordon, House Chairman
Committee: Judith Hessing, Sam Leichtberg, Matthew
Braunshweiger
Honorary Members: Tsion Cohen, Eugene Wittenberg
BUY SCRIP! BUY SCRIP!
SHOP RITE, BIG Y, CROWN & STOP & SHOP
Buy Scrip then use it like cash!
Judith Hessing is back!
Contact: Judith Hessing at 860-233-6042
18 Grenhart Street

SODA BOTTLE COLLECTION
Eliza Katz is collecting bottles, cans, and glass to raise
money for the Rabbis Fund. Please bring empties to: 24
Miamis Road; 860-680-9847
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Acknowledgment donations should be sent to
Debbie Luger at 37 Miamis Road

Vera Schwarcz& Jason Wolfe
Mazal Tov to Debbie & Steven Luger on the marriage of
Rachel Luger to David Levi
Refuah Shleimah to Jean Chameides
In memory of Jason Dulberg's father.

Edna & David Shamash:
In honor of the marriage of Rachel Luger to David Levi
In memory of Sam Leichtberg's mother Miriam

Tsion & Anita Cohen
In memory of Sam Leichtberg's mother Miriam
DOR LDOR
Come & learn in a Chavruta format with your child. At
Chabad House Grades: 1
st
8
th

This Shabbat - December 17
th
@ 7:00 PM
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Friday,
December 23, 2011
$18.00/adult
$8.00/child
$60.00/Family Cap

RSVP by December 16, 2011 to Steven Bernstein
Bernsteinstj@ccsu.edu or (860) 263-7669
A super, amazing, fantastic, spectacular
evening of games, food, song, and fun.
Congregation Ados Israel
Couple-Based Torah Study
and Community Involvement Program
Scholar-in-Residence Dinner
Followed by a Lecture with

Rabbi Yitzchak Blau
Friday, January 6, 2012

$18.00/adult
$8.00/child
$60.00/Family Cap

RSVP by December 30, 2011
to Steven Bernstein
Bernsteinstj@ccsu.edu
(860) 263-7669
DEC 23 & JAN 6.Come to ONE or Come to BOTH!
NOTE:
There will be
NO babysitting for
young children during
the dinner/lecture
Young Israel of West Hartford presents
TWO Upcoming Shabbat Dinners
Rabbi David Silverberg (www.vbm-torah.org)
Rashi, commenting to the opening verse of Parashat Vayeshev, famously cites a passage from Bereishit
Rabba (84:3):
Yaakov sought to dwell in tranquility, but then the anguish of Yosef immediately pounced on him. The right-
eous seek to dwell in tranquility, but the Almighty says: Is it not enough for the righteous that which is pre-
pared for them in the next world, that they seek to live in tranquility even in this world?
Many scholars and writers have raised the question of why the Midrash felt that Yaakov, and other righteous
people, were wrong for seeking tranquility, and how we are to understand the Midrashs response.
We might suggest that Chazal here do not intend to criticize Yaakov or the tzadikim for the natural quest
for serenity, but rather seek to convey the basic lesson that these aspirations are seldom fully met in this world.Of
course, we all seek and yearn for peaceful, tranquil, pleasant lives, and we are certainly entitled to harbor such hopes
and pursue this goal. But Chazal alert us to the reality that complete shalva (tranquility) is rarely experienced in this
world. All people, at virtually every stage of life, endure some forms of hardship, pressures or disappointments. Even
the righteous among us, whom we would naturally consider deserving of a bump-free road along the journey of life,
are, like the rest of us, beset by personal travails of one type or another
The Midrashs warning is not intended to present us with a grim, disheartening view of life. To the contrary,
it serves as a source of encouragement, reminding us that our pressures and struggles are simply par for the
course. If we expect a perfectly smooth ride, we will meet with frustration and disappointment; but if we expect hur-
dles along the road, then when we confront them, we will have the resolve and confidence we need to successfully
surmount them.


YIWH Schedule of Services
December 16th - 23rd, 2011
Shabbat Parshat Vayeishev
It is easy to sponsor a Kiddush
Or Seudah Shlishit!

Friday, December 16th
Shacharit
Candle Lighting
Mincha/Maariv

Shabbat, December 17th
Rabbi Sheinkopfs Mishna Brurah Class
Shacharit
Sof Zman Kriat Shma
Shabbat Morning Youth Groups
Rabbis Shabbat Afternoon Class
Mincha followed by Seudah Shlishit & Maariv
Shabbat Ends

Sunday, December 18th - Thursday, December 22nd
Earliest Tallit & Tefillin
Shacharit... Sunday
Followed by Rabbi Weinbergs Gemara Shiur on
Masechet Makot
Mincha/Maariv Sunday @ YIWH
ShacharitMonday - Tuesday
ShacharitWednesday - Thursday - CHANUKAH
Mincha/Maariv...Monday - Thursday @HHNE
Late Maariv...Tuesdays @ YIWH

Friday, December 23rd - 4th Day CHANUKAH
Shacharit
Candle Lighting
Mincha/Maariv


6:45 a.m.
4:03 p.m.
4:08 p.m.


8:00 a.m.
8:45 a.m.
9:29 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:45 p.m.
5:03 p.m.


6:16 a.m.
8:15 a.m.
9:00 a.m.

4:05 p.m.
6:45 a.m.
6:30 p.m.
4:05 p.m.
9:00 p.m.


6:30 a.m.
4:06 p.m.
4:00 p.m.

Shul handles set up & Clean up!
Contact Judie Patel at 236-4178
or judiep@gmail.com to
check the availability of the date
you need & call Fran Wittenberg
860-232-2320 to make the
arrangements for the type of
Kiddush you want to sponsor.
Checks need to be received
the Sunday prior to your
Kiddush date.
Send to David Cohen at
19 Mansfield Avenue.
There are three types
of Kiddushim:
Standard for $150,
Semi-Deluxe for $250
& Deluxe for $350
With supplements available.

For Seudah Shlishit contact
Stan Rutstein at 232-3369

KIDDUSH SCHEDULE
12/17 Anonymous

Ner LaMaor
Lights
Judy & Sam Leichtberg and Batsheva Goldfischer
in memory of
their parents and grandparents,
Israel Weiss
Frida Weiss
Abraham Leichtberg

Yayin l Kiddush Ve'Havdalah
Wine for Kiddush & Havdallah
Betty & Irving Wizenfeld
in memory of
Bettys Parents, Tobias & Esther Spira


Irv s father, Sam Wizenfeld


Pat LaOrchim
Challah rolls for Seudah Shlishit
Fran & Gene Wittenberg
in memory of
Frans father, Tvi ben Yitchak Meir HaCohen

& Genes father, Binyamin ben Moshe


Supplement Seudah Shlishit
Donna & Barry Gordon
, ; - , . 3.1
To honour our family and friends.
Barry and Donna Gordon

5772 Candy Man You-Dah-Man
Rabbi Mordechai Weiss Judy & Sam Leichtberg

Handy Man Good Humor Man
Steve Bernstein Debbie & Steven Luger
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YIWH Schedule of Services
December 23rd - 30th, 2011
Shabbat Mevorchim Chanukah Parshat Miket
It is easy to sponsor a Kiddush
Or Seudah Shlishit!
Friday, December 23rd - 4th Day CHANUKAH
Shacharit
Candle Lighting
Mincha/Maariv

Shabbat, December 24th - MEVORCHIM/CHANUKAH
Rabbi Sheinkopfs Mishna Brurah Class
Shacharit
Sof Zman Kriat Shma
Shabbat Morning Youth Groups
Rabbis Shabbat Afternoon Class
Mincha followed by Seudah Shlishit & Maariv
Shabbat Ends

Sunday, December 25th - Thursday, December 29th
Earliest Tallit & Tefillin
Shacharit... Sunday - CHANUKAH
Followed by Rabbi Weinbergs Gemara Shiur on
Masechet Makot
Mincha/Maariv Sunday @ YIWH
ShacharitMonday - Wednesday - CHANUKAH
Monday & Tuesday - Rosh Chodesh Tevet
ShacharitThursday
Mincha/Maariv...Monday - Thursday @HHNE
Late Maariv...Tuesdays @ YIWH

Friday, December 30th
Shacharit
Candle Lighting
Mincha/Maariv

6:45 a.m.
4:06 p.m.
4:00 p.m.


8:00 a.m.
8:45 a.m.
9:33 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
3:35 p.m.
3:50 p.m.
5:06 p.m.


6:20 a.m.
8:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m.

4:10 p.m.
6:30 a.m.

6:45 p.m.
4:10 p.m.
9:00 p.m.


6:45 a.m.
4:10 p.m.
4:15p.m.

Shul handles set up & Clean up!
Contact Judie Patel at 236-4178
or judiep@gmail.com to
check the availability of the date
you need & call Fran Wittenberg
860-232-2320 to make the
arrangements for the type of
Kiddush you want to sponsor.
Checks need to be received
the Sunday prior to your
Kiddush date.
Send to David Cohen at
19 Mansfield Avenue.
There are three types
of Kiddushim:
Standard for $150,
Semi-Deluxe for $250
& Deluxe for $350
With supplements available.

For Seudah Shlishit contact
Stan Rutstein at 232-3369

KIDDUSH SCHEDULE
1/28/12 Newman

Ner LaMaor
Lights
Judy & Sam Leichtberg and Batsheva Goldfischer
in memory of
their parents and grandparents,
Israel Weiss
Frida Weiss
Abraham Leichtberg

Yayin l Kiddush Ve'Havdalah
Wine for Kiddush & Havdallah
Betty & Irving Wizenfeld
in memory of
Bettys Parents, Tobias & Esther Spira


Irv s father, Sam Wizenfeld


Pat LaOrchim
Challah rolls for Seudah Shlishit
Fran & Gene Wittenberg
in memory of
Frans father, Tvi ben Yitchak Meir HaCohen

& Genes father, Binyamin ben Moshe


upplement Seudan Snlsnt
Donna arry Gordon
, ; - , . 3.1
To honour our family and friends.
Barry and Donna Gordon

5772 Candy Man You-Dah-Man
Rabbi Mordechai Weiss Judy am Leichtberg

Handy Man Good Humor Man
teve ernstein Debbie teven Luger
Check out the weekly Schedule on the YIWH Website http://go.youngisraelwh.org/timesTimes from: www.ou.org/holidays/calendar
For Eruv Information: http://twitter.com/WHartfordEruv or http://youngisraelwh.org/index.php/en/home/the-eruv
(Hotline - 860-232-6417)
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